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might

 
/mɑɪt/ modal verb (present tense might) (SHOULD)

Definition

used to suggest, esp. angrily, what someone should do to be pleasant or polite: You might at least try to look like you’re enjoying yourself!
(Definition of might modal verb (SHOULD) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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